Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Index Numbers of Wholesale Price in India  Review for the month of April,2019
The official Wholesale Price Index for 'All Commodities'  for the month of April,2019 rose by 0.8 percent to 120.9  from 120  for the previous month.
INFLATION
The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at 3.07%  for the month of Apr,2019  as compared to 3.18%  for the previous month and 3.62% during the corresponding month of the previous year. Build up inflation rate in the financial year so far was 0.75% compared to a build up rate of 0.86% in the corresponding period of the previous year.
Inflation for important commodities / commodity groups is indicated in Annex-1 and Annex-II.
The movement of the index for the various commodity group is summarized below:-
PRIMARY ARTICLES 
The index for this major group rose by 3.3 percent to 139.2  from 134.7  for the previous month. The groups and items which showed variations during the month are as follows:-
The index for 'Food Articles' group rose by 3.4 percent to 150.1  from 145.1  for the previous month due to higher price of tea , fruits & vegetables , peas/chawali , maize , poultry chicken , arhar, bajra and pork , gram and condiments & spices  and masur, urad, mutton and rajma . However, the price of egg , betel leaves , barley and wheat  and beef and buffalo meat  declined.
The index for ' Non-Food Articles' group rose by 2.6 percent to 126.7  from 123.5  for the previous month due to higher price of floriculture , safflower  , raw cotton , niger seed and castor seed , gaur seed, soyabean and cotton seed , groundnut seed and skins   and raw silk, linseed, raw rubber and fodder . However, the price of copra , raw jute and mesta , gingelly seed  and sunflower  and rape & mustard seed and coir fibre  declined.
The index for 'Minerals' group rose by 5.3 percent to 144  from 136.7  for the previous month due to higher price of sillimanite , copper concentrate  and chromite . However, the price of iron ore and lead concentrate , garnet and manganese ore  and limestone  declined.
The index for 'Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas' group rose by 2.4 percent to 89.7  from 87.6  for the previous month due to higher price of natural gas  and crude petroleum .
FUEL & POWER 
The index for this major group declined by 0.5 percent to 102.8  from 103.3  for the previous month. The groups and items which showed variations during the month are as follows:-
The index for 'Mineral Oils' group rose by 0.4 percent to 95.4  from 95  for the previous month due to higher price of LPG , naphtha , petrol and kerosene  and ATF . However, the price of petroleum coke , furnace oil  and HSD  declined.
The index for 'Electricity' group declined by 3.1 percent to 107.3  from 110.7  for the previous month due to lower price of electricity .
MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS 
The index for this major group remained unchanged at its previous month level of 118.3. The groups and items which showed variations during the month are as follows:-
The index for 'Manufacture Of Food Products' group rose by 0.2 percent to 128.7  from 128.5  for the previous month due to higher price of processed tea , honey and chicken/duck, dressed - fresh/frozen , castor oil, gram powder , processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs and products thereof, buffalo meat, fresh/frozen and rapeseed oil  and manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery, manufacture of starches and starch products, manufacture of health supplements, powder milk, processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables, sugar, spices  and bagasse . However, the price of molasses , groundnut oil , copra oil and maida , mustard oil, coffee powder with chicory, sooji , manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous products and wheat flour   and instant coffee, palm oil, manufacture of prepared animal feeds, soyabean oil, rice bran oil and wheat bran  declined.
The index for 'Manufacture Of Beverages' group rose by 0.7 percent to 122.7  from 121.9  for the previous month due to higher price of wine  and rectified spirit, spirits and aerated drinks/soft drinks  .
The index for 'Manufacture Of Tobacco Products' group rose by 0.6 percent to 154.6  from 153.7  for the previous month due to higher price of other tobacco products . However, the price of cigarette and biri  declined.
The index for 'Manufacture Of Textiles' group rose by 0.6 percent to 119.4  from 118.7  for the previous month due to higher price of manufacture of cordage, rope, twine and netting  and cotton yarn and weaving & finishing of textiles . However, the price of woollen yarn  declined.
The index for 'Manufacture Of Wearing Apparel' group rose by 0.4 percent to 138.5  from 138  for the previous month due to higher price of manufacture of knitted and crocheted apparel .
The index for 'Manufacture Of Leather And Related Products' group rose by 0.5 percent to 120.8  from 120.2  for the previous month due to higher price of chrome tanned leather , gloves of leather  and vegetable tanned leather . However, the price of travel goods, handbags, office bags, etc. and harness, saddles & other related items  and athletic/sport shoes, belt & other articles of leather and leather shoe  declined.
The index for 'Manufacture Of Wood And Of Products Of Wood And Cork ' group declined by 1.5 percent to 133.6  from 135.7  for the previous month due to lower price of particle boards , wooden box/crate , lamination wooden sheets/veneer sheets  and wood cutting, processed/sized and plywood block boards . However, the price of timber/wooden plank, sawn/resawn , wooden board   and wooden block - compressed or not  moved up.
The index for 'Manufacture Of Paper And Paper Products' group declined by 0.5 percent to 123.7  from 124.3  for the previous month due to lower price of paper bag including craft paper bag , newsprint and corrugated sheet box  and paper for printing & writing and kraft paper . However, the price of laminated plastic sheet  and corrugated paper board and paper carton/box  moved up.
The index for 'Printing And Reproduction Of Recorded Media ' group rose by 1.2 percent to 147.5  from 145.8  for the previous month due to higher price of journal/periodical and printed books . However, the price of printed labels/posters/calendars  declined.
The index for 'Manufacture Of Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemical And Botanical Products' group declined by 1 percent to 124.4  from 125.7  for the previous month due to lower price of vials/ampoule, glass, empty or filled , anti-malarial drugs , API & formulations of vitamins, cotton wool , antidiabetic drug excluding insulin , digestive enzymes and antacids and antioxidants  and anti cancer drugs and antibiotics & preparations thereof . However, the price of anti-retroviral drugs for HIV treatment  and antiseptics and disinfectants, medical accessories and vaccine for hepatitis b  moved up.
The index for 'Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastics Products' group rose by 0.4 percent to 110.3  from 109.9  for the previous month due to higher price of medium & heavy commercial vehicle tyre , plastic button , plastic box/container and elastic webbing  and plastic bag, rubber crumb, plastic film, tooth brush, motor car tyre . However, the price of plastic furniture , rubberized dipped fabric  and plastic tube , polythene film, acrylic/plastic sheet, plastic bottle, rubber moulded goods and thermocol  declined.
The index for 'Manufacture Of Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products' group rose by 0.2 percent to 116.8  from 116.6  for the previous month due to higher price of clinker , ordinary portland cement  and slag cement, fibre glass incl. sheet, lime and calcium carbonate, plain bricks, pozzolana cement, toughened glass, porcelain crockery, railway sleeper, asbestos corrugated sheet, ordinary sheet glass and porcelain sanitary ware . However, the price of graphite rod , ceramic tiles  , marble slab, cement superfine and non ceramic tiles  and poles & posts of concrete and white cement  declined.
The index for 'Manufacture Of Basic Metals' group declined by 0.4 percent to 110.6  from 111  for the previous month due to lower price of sponge iron/direct reduced iron  , ferrosilicon, ferrochrome, MS pencil ingots and stainless steel coils, strips & sheets  and aluminium alloys, other ferro alloys, hot rolled  coils & sheets, including narrow strip, cold rolled  coils & sheets, including narrow strip, stainless steel tubes, alloy steel wire rods, aluminium powder, copper shapes - bars/rods/plates/strips, ms bright bars, aluminium ingot, stainless steel bars & rods, including flats, copper metal/copper rings, alloy steel castings and GP/GC sheet . However, the price of aluminium disk and circles , steel cables  and rails, aluminium shapes - bars/rods/flats, MS castings, steel forgings - rough, angles, channels, sections, steel , pig iron, brass metal/sheet/coils  moved up.
The index for 'Manufacture Of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment' group rose by 0.9 percent to 117.2  from 116.2  for the previous month due to higher price of cylinders, electrical stamping- laminated or otherwise  and hand tools, sanitary fittings of iron & steel, hose pipes in set or otherwise, copper bolts, screws, nuts and steel structures . However, the price of metal cutting tools & accessories  and forged steel rings, bolts, screws, nuts & nails of iron & steel, steel drums and barrels and pressure cooker  declined.
The index for 'Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products' group declined by 0.3 percent to 111  from 111.3  for the previous month due to lower price of electro-diagnostic apparatus, used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences  and colour tv . However, the price of microscope  and capacitors  moved up.
The index for 'Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment' group declined by 0.1 percent to 112  from 112.1  for the previous month due to lower price of fibre optic cables , jelly filled cables, electric switch gear control/starter, electric welding machine and ACSR conductors  and connector/plug/socket/holder-electric, incandescent lamps, insulator, domestic gas stove, flourescent tube, PVC insulated cable and rubber insulated cables . However, the price of air coolers , generator parts  and electrical resistors , aluminium wire, generators & alternators, batteries, electric wires & cables, transformer and washing machines/laundry machines  moved up.
The index for 'Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment' group declined by 0.2 percent to 112.1  from 112.3  for the previous month due to lower price of injection pump , rice mill machinery and pressure vessel and tank for fermentation & other food processing , drilling machine , water purifier, pump sets without motor, separator, open end spinning machinery and air filters  and harvesters, hydraulic pump, windmill turbines  and hydraulic equipment . However, the price of packing machine , air gas compressor including compressor for refrigerator and pneumatic tools , moulding machine, conveyors - non-roller type, manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements, roller and ball bearings, motor starter, oil pump, sewing machines and cranes  and pharmaceutical machinery, excavator, roller mill , clutches and shaft couplings, threshers, soil preparation & cultivation machinery  and grinding or polishing machine  moved up.
The index for 'Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers' group declined by 0.4 percent to 113  from 113.5  for the previous month due to lower price of seat for motor vehicles , crankshaft , passenger vehicles  and brake pad/brake liner/brake block/brake rubber, others, chassis of different vehicle types and head lamp . However, the price of steering gear control system , minibus/bus and chain  and cylinder liners, release valve, axles of motor vehicles and wheels/wheels & parts  moved up.
The index for 'Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment' group rose by 0.2 percent to 113.4  from 113.2  for the previous month due to higher price of Scooters. However, the price of railway brake gear  declined.
The index for 'Manufacture Of Furniture' group declined by 0.1 percent to 129.3  from 129.4  for the previous month due to lower price of hospital furniture  and plastic fixtures and foam and rubber mattress . However, the price of steel shutter gate  moved up.
The index for 'Other Manufacturing' group declined by 2.1 percent to 106.4  from 108.7  for the previous month due to lower price of stringed musical instruments  and silver , gold & gold ornaments  and football . However, the price of plastic moulded-others toys, table tennis table and non mechanical toys , carrom board and cricket ball  and playing cards  moved up.
WPI FOOD INDEX 
The rate of inflation based on WPI Food Index consisting of ‘Food Articles’ from Primary Articles group and ‘Food Product’ from Manufactured Products group increased from 3.89% in March, 2019 to 4.95% in April, 2019.
FINAL INDEX FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 2019 
For the month of February, 2019, the final Wholesale Price Index for 'All Commodities' and annual rate of inflation remained unchanged at its provisional level of 119.5 and 2.93 percentrespectively as reported on 14.03.2019.
Next date of press release: 14/06/2019 for the month of May, 2019
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Annexure-I
Wholesale Price Index and Rates of Inflation 
Annexure-II
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Trend of Rate of Inflation for some important items during last six months
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